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Water Scarcity Likely to Increase in the Coming Decades

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 2 July 20242 July 2024

Hydrological modeling suggests that by 2100 more than 65% of the world’s population might, at least sporadically, lack access to clean water.

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Toxic Metal on the Rise in the Baltic Sea

by Amy Mayer 17 June 202417 June 2024

Postwar reconstruction is likely the cause of elevated thallium levels, but low-oxygen, high-sulfide conditions keep the material, which is extremely dangerous to mammalian health, from moving into the human food chain.

A sand dune on the shores of Lake Michigan on a sunny day.
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Forever Chemicals Are Raining Down on the Great Lakes

by Grace van Deelen 3 June 2024

PFAS levels are growing in some of the Great Lakes, and precipitation is a big contributor.

Ocean waves crash, releasing water droplets into the air.
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Ocean Waves Mist Decades-Old PFAS into the Atmosphere

by Grace van Deelen 22 April 202422 April 2024

“Forever chemicals” enter the air as sea spray aerosols, polluting coastlines and beyond.

A boat holding an instrument on a foggy lake
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Chemodiversity Could Indicate Freshwater Ecosystem Health

by Grace van Deelen 18 April 202418 April 2024

High-resolution mass spectrometry provides innovative analyses of dissolved organic matter.

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Ignored Paths of Uranium Exposure Illuminated by Havasupai Tribe

by Grace van Deelen 20 February 202413 September 2025

An agency-tribal partnership is identifying exposure risks previously not considered in mining risk assessments.

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What Happens to Nutrients After They Leave Agricultural Fields?

by Alberto Bellin 16 February 202413 February 2024

To better quantify the fate of nutrients after they are released from agricultural fields, scientists examine storage and nitrate export regimes in agricultural hydrology systems.

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Even Treated Sewage Harms Freshwater Ecosystems

by Erin Martin-Jones 15 November 202328 November 2023

In a controlled experiment, researchers diverted wastewater from an advanced treatment facility into a healthy stream and monitored the unfolding ecological effects.

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Low-Tech, Energy-Free Tool Collects and Cleans Fog Water

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 28 September 20237 February 2024

A new fog harvester could benefit communities that lack access to clean freshwater.

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Diez ríos que enfrentan contaminación, desarrollo y cambio climático–Y las políticas que pueden ayudar

by Saima May Sidik 28 August 202330 August 2023

Reporte anual destaca 10 vías fluviales que han llegado a encrucijadas en las cuales el apoyo del público puede determinar si reciben protección.

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